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DESCRIPTION:Since March 10, 1959, 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed directly or 
 indirectly as a result of the Chinese rule in Tibet. Over 150,000 Tibetans 
 were forced to flee Tibet to freedom in exile and thousands attempt to 
 escape every year. A cultural genocide ensued; Tibetans are now a minority 
 in their own homeland, 6,000 Tibetan Buddhist monasteries were destroyed, 
 and Tibet’s top religious leaders and forced to live in exile.  
 \n\nHundreds of Tibetans and supporters will join forces with local Tibet 
 organizations to commemorate the Tibetan National Uprising Day with 
 flag-raising, rallies, marches, and a candlelight vigil in Berkeley and San 
 Francisco. \n\nHis Holiness the Dalai Lama was also forced to flee Tibet 
 and since then has been situated as Tibet's temporal leader at the Tibetan 
 Government is Exile. The Dalai Lama recently met with President Obama and 
 discussed the situation in Tibet. \n\nThe Dalai Lama has since advocated 
 for greater dialogue between China and Tibet.\n\nThe situation in Tibet 
 right now is desperate, and we want the Tibetans inside Tibet to know that 
 the people around the world support their call for greater freedom towards 
 their daily lives: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to equal 
 opportunity, and freedom to carry on their traditions as Tibetans in Tibet 
 and maintain their Tibetan identity. \n\nWe call on the Chinese government 
 to immediately end its extreme repression in Tibet.\n\nThe revolt of March 
 10, 1959 failed to liberate Tibet but the struggle within the country for 
 human rights and basic freedoms continues and will continue until the 
 Tibetans in Tibet have regained their freedom!\n\nPlease join us in support 
 of Tibet and greater dialogue between Tibet and China!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/01/18639176.php
SUMMARY:Rally Commemorating the 51th anniversery of the Tibetan National Uprising Day!
LOCATION:Date:         Tuesday, March 10, 2009\nTime:         10am- 4pm\nLocation:   
   Berkeley City Hall, Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco City Hall, & 
 Chinese Consulate\n\n•    8:30-9:30 AM – Tibetan Flag raising ceremony 
 at the Berkeley City Hall, Berkeley, CA\n•    10:00-11 AM – Rally at 
 Justin Herman Plaza Then March along Market St. toward City Hall.\n•    
 11:30-1 PM – San Francisco City Hall Program including Guest speakers and 
 Political Theater\n•    1:30- 3:30 PM- Protest/Rally in front of the 
 Chinese consulate\n•    5-8:30 PM Candlelight Vigil at Union Square and 
 Rangzen Concert - San Francisco\n\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/01/18639176.php
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